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Webinar: From JMO to specialist - Physician
In this second webinar in our From JMO to specialist series, experts from RACP and Avant members on physician training programs share their insights.
O&G’s ‘needless and senseless unprofessionalism’ brought profession into disrepute
An O&G’s misguided over-familiarity after gynaecological surgery and inadequate consent discussion left a patient believing she was harmed by unnecessary surgery performed without her consent for cosmetic reasons, and purely for her husband’s benefit.
Providing medical care to yourself, family, friends and those you work with
You should avoid providing care to yourself, family members friends or staff whenever possible. This factsheet offers advice for managing these requests and highlights the issues.
Difficult conversations: a return to wellbeing
In this three-part podcast series, Tracy Pickett, Legal and Policy Adviser in Avant’s Education, Advocacy and Research team, speaks with a doctor and a colleague about their powerful lived experience of addiction in medicine. Together, they explore how to approach difficult conversations when you are concerned about a peer, the supports that can follow, and the journey back to practice after recovery.
Artificial Intelligence for medical documentation
AI-based medical scribing tools (AI scribes) are increasingly being developed and used to assist practitioners to efficiently create clinical notes. Practitioners and practices should familiarise themselves with the benefits, risks and medico-legal implications before using an AI scribe.
Boundary Issues
Crossing a professional boundary can lead to significant personal, professional, and financial issues. The Medical Board of Australia regards allegations of breaching professional boundaries very seriously.
Informed financial consent-trust and transparency
Clear, proactive conversations about costs help build patient trust from the start. Informed financial consent supports good medical practice, strengthens relationships and reduces medicolegal risk. When patients understand what to expect, they are more confident in their care, less surprised by your bill and you are better protected.
Informed financial consent: trust and transparency – Measuring Outcomes
In the webinar, we heard from a range of specialists and medico legal experts as they discussed the importance of trust and transparency within the IFC process and how to reduce your medico-legal risk in the process.